Whitby is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It contains over 470 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, nine are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 25 at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Whitby and the surrounding area, including the village of Ruswarp and the smaller settlement of Ewe Cote.
Whitby has long connections with Christianity since the Synod of Whitby in 664, and the listed buildings most strongly representing this are Whitby Abbey and St Mary's Church, both listed at Grade I. These are both on the east side of the River Esk, where the town first mainly developed largely due to is harbour, the fishing industry and ship building. Most of the listed buildings in this area of the town are houses and cottages, and shops and cafés serving the current tourist industry, many of them crowded closely together due to the limited space available. The town developed on the west side of the town following the arrival of the railway in the 1840s, leading to the growth of the tourist industry here. In addition to hotels, restaurants and shops, many fine houses were built, together with churches and chapels, banks and public buildings.
This list contains the listed buildings in the central part of the town on the east side of the River Esk. Those in the other areas can be found at: Listed buildings in Whitby (central area - west) Listed buildings in Whitby (outer areas) __NOTOC__ Key
Grade Criteria I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally importantII* Particularly important buildings of more than special interestII Buildings of national importance and special interest
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